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Checking the Spot strength using
strain gauge
Name !RA"#AR T$AGI
%ate o& 'irth()*(+*,--) Institute .IT uni/ersity .e00ore
Address For Communication
"1,,( .IT men2s hoste0 .IT uni/ersity
City .e00ore !incode3+4(,) State Tami0 nadu
!hone Num5er -6-7))474+
Type o& %e8ree '.Tech Specia0i9ation E0ectrica0 and E0ectronics
Checking the Spot
strength
using strain
gauge
Prakhar Tyagi
Registration number-12BEE0094 Electrical and Electronics (2012-2016)
Email: pra:har.4(,4tya8i;/it.ac.in Mob: +91-99!442!2"
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Abstract- #train gauge is a resisti/e transducer $%ic% $or&s on
'rinci'le o( c%ange in strain o( a material= e/ery materia0 has a
distinct 8au8e &actor )*n 'lacing >o/en strain 8au8e+ Strain
Gau8e Rosettes or a strain 8au8e 0oad ce00 on $%ic% test
(orce(electromagnetic (orce using solenoid or mec%anical) is
a''lied ),n result to $%ic% strain is &ound >hich is con/erted into
chan8e in resistance +c%ange is resistance is con-erted to c%ange in
-oltage $it% %el' o( a .%eatstone bridge ).o0ta8e and resistance o&
the spot is &ound usin8 chan8e is strain o& >ire in strain 8au8e)
/%e resultant -alue o( resistance+ -oltage o( t%e s'ot is com'ared to
resistance and -oltage standard -alue o( metal+ %ence t%e strengt% o(
$ea& s'ot can be &no$n easil0 on com'arison $it% standard metal
-alues)
Keywords-strain gauge load cell+ 1auge (actor+ and c%ange in
resistance and strain)
Characteristics o& strain 8au8e
/%e gauge s%ould be eas0 installed and o'erated)
/%e gauge s%ould e2%ibit a linear res'onse to strain o-er a $ide range)
,t s%ould be easil0 used as a secondar0 transducer)
3o$ in cost and 'ermit $ide usage
/%e gauge si4e s%ould be small so t%at strain is a''ro2imated $it%
#mall error)
Ad/anta8es o& STRAIN GA?GE.
1)5 6 7oisson8s ratio determines t%e increase in breadt% and decrease in lengt%
2) 9ero order instruments
") #'eed o( res'onse is %ig%
4) 3oad cells (rom 1 :g to 100 tones are a-ailable
Testin8 on mode0 0e/e0.
#train is con-erted in to ;%ange in resistance b0 #train gauge)
;%ange in resistance is con-erted in to c%ange in -oltage b0 .%etstones Bridge)
@or:in8 mode0 measurin8 strain.
?0timate Stren8th: Ma2imum stress t%at can be a''lied to t%e
#train gauge) usuall0 1< t% o( =ltimate strengt% is onl0 a''lied) /%us
it is a measure o( range u' to $%ic% t%e #train gauge can be used)
Lar8er the A B0ar8er R B0ar8er CR B 0ar8er Gau8e Factor .
Conc0usion
=sing t%is setu' o( strain gauge can %el' us (inding t%e strengt% and $ill be more
ad-antageous t%en currentl0 a-ailable t$o tests in (ollo$ing $a0s:
1)>oiseless o'eration
2)>on ?estructi-e test
"),ntial installation coast is re@uired)
4) ;an be im'lemented to as man0 s'ots)